title: [Endoscopic ligation and sclerotherapy in the treatment of esophageal varices].
abstract: Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) and esophageal variceal sclerotherapy (EVS) are both used in the treatment of esophageal varices. Sclerotherapy is widely used with success, however it is associated with multiple local and systemic complications. To overwhelm the complications of sclerosis, Stiegmann in 1986 proposed the elastic band variceal ligation which demonstrated to be efficient as sclerotherapy though with minor side effects. Therefore, the Authors decided to apply a therapeutical protocol with EVL for the primary prevention of variceal esophageal bleeding. Preliminary results are herein reported.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di III Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pontone
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pietropaolo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bogliolo
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Poschmann
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Malgioglio
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: La legatura endoscopica e la scleroterapia nel trattamento delle varici esofagee.